SM U-52
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For other ships of the same name, see German submarine U-52.
 SM U-52 (right) meeting U-35 (left) | |
| Career (German Empire) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-52 |
| Ordered: | 23 August 1914 |
| Builder: | Germaniawerft, Kiel |
| Laid down: | 13 March 1915 |
| Launched: | 8 December 1915 |
| Commissioned: | 16 March 1916 |
| Fate: | 21 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Swansea in 1922. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | German Type U 51 submarine |
| Displacement: | 1060 tons total |
| Length: | 62.2 m |
| Draught: | 3.64 m |
| Test depth: | ~50 m (164 feet) |
| Armament: |
Deck gun: 88mm, 276 rounds, Torpedoes: 6 2/2 (bow / stern tubes) [1] |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Part of: | Imperial German Navy |
| Commanders: |
Hans Walther 8 May 1916 - 18 Sep 1917 Johannes Spieß 19 Sep 1917 - 29 Oct 1917 Siegfried Claaßen 17 Nov 1917 - 28 Feb 1917 Waldemar Haumann 1 Mar 1918 - 5 May 1918 Franz Krapohl 6 May 1918 - 11 Nov 1918[2] |
| Operations: | 4 patrols, 32 ships sunk (89,925 tons) and 5 ships damaged (13,707 tons). |
SM U-52 was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I. U-52 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
Notable for sinking 2 warships, her first warship (and second kill) was the Royal Navy's light cruiser HMS Nottingham in the North Sea on Aug 19, 1916 at 55.34N, 00.12E. Thirty-eight men were lost.[3]
U-52's second warship kill was the French battleship Suffren, sunk 90 miles (140 km) west of Portugal at 39.30N, 11.00W.[4] on November 26, 1916. All 648 men were lost as the torpedo ignited a magazine and the ship sank within seconds.
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